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I have to say this is a great forum! I'm 25 years old and have 3 years experience in IT Support. I thought it was about time I got myself certified to enforce my knowledge.

Currently I'm preparing for the MCDST 70-271 exam, which I have booked for 17th March, I roughly score 86-89% on the Microsoft practice tests (I'm self-teaching) and this is the only material I am using. Usually this is from the 45 question certification mode.

My question is, roughly how many questions are in this exam? 2 hours 45 mins (as stated when booking the exam) seems like a long time to me! surely the number is close to 100? Or is it randomised?

If I am successful in the exam, would it be wise to use the MCP logo on my CV? Does anyone else do that with their qualifications?

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Hello and welcome. You should get around 40 questions (i did for both 271 and 272). Can't say if I've ever seen anyone use a logo on their CV to be honest but see what others say! Good luck with the exam, with your experience you'll walk it!

I'd milk it if I were you. Put MCP and MCDST. As for the logos, I know that I don't use them, but the CompTIA exams entitle you to - so I'm guessing someone does. I'm going to try it, see how tasty it looks. ^_^

To be honest I think it would be advantagous to do so, rather than just writing it, some employers just glance at CV's and it would most likely be the only coloured part of your CV so may catch their eye more, and encourage them to read on..... As you say can't do any harm at all.

Hello and welcome. You should get around 40 questions (i did for both 271 and 272). Can't say if I've ever seen anyone use a logo on their CV to be honest but see what others say! Good luck with the exam, with your experience you'll walk it!

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I'm in the States, so I use a resume instead of a CV. Even though a resume is generally shorter than a CV, I *do* use a few selected logos, including the MCSE+I. After all, I've got, on average, 15 seconds to make an impression. And ya know what? It works. ;) Or, at least, my career seems to indicate that it does.

EDIT: No, I don't use ALL of my logos... who has that much ink and paper? heheheh

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